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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-13
SALTING A NINE.
INGENIOUS DEVICES BY WHICH THE
BEST EXPERTS ARE DECEIVED.

,Ncc n,otic pr,oore Nv ,uuc, r,r
beol 6HPERTS ARE DECEIVED.
'"e ass '"e
heener and More Supicious Should BE
the Experts yiciiance-A Chemical
p
Some ten years ago friend of mine. who
had been engaged for years in mining in Cal
ifornia, Nev ada and New Mexico, and who is
about the best expert | ever knew. was EN-
T,loyei to examine A mine which had been
favorably reported upon bv three other ex-
perts. He took his own assayer and went to
the mine IT, did not greatly nlease him at
the first glance, as the rock looked dead.
and there were no indications of any rich
ore He went through the mine. taking
samples from all PARTS. which he Turned over
to his assayer. fully expectipp that h,. wopld
fiud very lttI. mineral But tn his surnrise
the. ore run about $500 a ton He went
throprh III. mine ae,,in exerc;s;no na,t;.uIar
care in the Selection of his samnIes and the
results of the assays were even .yreater than
before. He WAS almost convinced that the
mine was genuine rs ha diJ mt goo tba ls.st
trace ff amy .,,,lt,ne- u,o,ess uo wont 20 tho
owners and told them the result OF his exam
nation lr,t said that ba ebouli ,n,ks ma re-
port unless they wouIl tnrn the mine over to
i'm for torty-cight hours, and let him do
what be pleased with it. After some hesita-
tlon hey consented. aud the next morning he
took u gang of men down the shaft and
i.lnSted to the right aud left. cleaning away
th,- exposed rock. and taking his samples from
the newly exposed wall The ASSAYS made
from rIes,, din not yield a trace of mineral
and he saw tbat the mine must have been
salte,i but how he couId not IMAGINE
AT last he went to the owners and asked
them pointhank how they had done it
They, seeing that there was no longer the
slightest chance of selling the mine finally
told him They had scrapet together A ouan
tity of the soft tale that Is nearly ALWAYS
found adlrrinls TO the footwall of mines and
mixed gold dust with If until the composition
,vnlsil assay ,b,mi so 900 a TON They then
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-13
HARPER HOUSE DRUG STORE

Than other Drug Western Illinois Not Patent
Medicines but all STANDARD Drugs Fancy Goods Mis-
cellaneou hecu rates
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-13
In McMaster's Addition.

We have in this addition the bes, bar
gains in vacant lots to be found IN the
city, LARGE LoTs, Lone TIME. EASY
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-13
LOTS.

In Allen & Fleming's Addit' n.
Ranging in price from Slho to $500
Terms, one half cash, balance IN two
years.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-13
COMPETITION DEFIED.
PRICES WARRANTED

to be 90 to 80 per cent cheaper at the
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-13
YOU TRAVEL

Line selected by the United States Government to carry
the Fast Mail
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-13

PRESCRI IpTGeNS- Our Prescription dentrtmant
market and all peeScript ar cun"pund a by I
Guaranteed TO be lower by ~ per cent than els"wie
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-13

We have for sale large three story brick building well To-
Gated suitable for wholesale house almost any descp
ton Large lot 81 500 down: balance can years. own
er will pay purchaser 81 for the of building until Jan
uary 1885, Price $1,000
good story building, in splendid condition, located
right the business of the city Lot 100 feet Deep
terms Price $1,000
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DISCRETION THE DETER PART OF
TALOR.
And Sheriff Jim White of FL caso Know II
ind Acted Accordisgly.

ind Acted AccerdiaGly.
From the 81. Louts Republican
II the train robbers had known that Sheriff
Jim White OF FL Paso was on board tho train
as e rob 9u wsd tiny
Of FL Paso won't to the Custom House and
begged White. who was then mounted in
or four men wore lying dead and half dozen
dssperadees Who 6ad taken the town: fhs
Texas style. Hannah Burns, a washeryoman
som som Who darsd to '' speak her mild and
inEs. With arms akimho ind her tongue In
the killers. They would not shoot her: they
could not silence her, and so they let her alone.
S wSe pss
Mayor, or some Of tho citizens, called on White.
gun in each hand and cal! led out: Jim White
will do the rest OF the shooting; got on this
s ssa h9 be sao 6e Was travelling in
suited a lady. The mild hammered man who
stop the coach. He took the bIackguard out.
tied him to tree, strlpped him. and gave him
% VI %a fase
a Texan gentleman with blue eye and habit
Of shooting quick and straight. with gun In
III.
brushes his clothes and keeps his boots pol
ished. II he were to walk down Fourth street
he would be- taken for = contracting freight
agent of one Of the fast lines. or perhaps Tor
tho general agent OF an insurance company.
He WAS made Sheriff Of FL Paso county In
has a record for bravery unsurpassed on the
frontier. and Is universally respected. He is
not bad man." not a dssperado: he is
simply a fearless man, who in an unsettled
condition OF society has often found 1t neccs::
Jim White was over held up before there Is no
record OF the case. II heads were ever broken
with siS-shooters, and innocent people robbed
IN his presence by desperatoes who escaped
unhurt before this train robbery, the Texan
Yet tho dispatches say that White was in the
sleeper which was rihed. and did not shoot.
True, he was not robbed himself, for tho ban
dts loft the coach bef3rn coming 70 his berCh;
but that makes no di Teronco, The fact re-
mains that n train Inns heon Filled whom one OF
OF the quickest shots. one, 81 the brareSt
shorltis. with n record. And what does 1t all
provet Simply this: That those poopiu VINO
talk about, resisting sysirmatl1 and
had been there they would have headed
about Men who have been held up tell
strange stories about the diameter OF the gun
mmzgles they looked down., They astonis ms
hers, and how determined they looked. The
simple fact Is that LANDS up' in Texas means
hands up" and when Jim White lies still In
his berth and listens To n onyersation In SpaBt
ish between his, wife and Mexican Lleutd&
ant, who is subsequently pounded over tip
head with a six-sht'oter and does not show
nGht, IL Is because he knew that Ia such cases
discretion Is the hetlor part OF Nalor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-06-26
Pswderiy's Opponents.
From the Puisbprp TiH,e.

All these charges against Powdery come
from who are actustcd Ivy personal enmiy, Sam
Lshinewe OF indaparo.is one " ha principal krkcrs
came 10 t.fe nihmrnd General AssemuS lrunk: ne
assembly 20 call upon Lp district assembly ,otry niu
for his unbrcnnnE conduct f.ef,ingwesl who II a
bright Newspaper man, mad h:id accused Powierlv
Of degradnlI him join Morrison was formerly
baud and heart with tue, leaders NJ bistTtct ~
but quArrelel with them and YhdIew To local onuds
their juFIEictin There was small y cHiari,v ABOUT
the transfer and District ~ wilhnt giving Morrison =
name submitted h. case rs general point OF Law to
fONleTIy The leci sinn was against Morrison and ha
became snrshead BnchAian 81 Denver Was formerly
Grand Lecturer OF tia order, but ho
ciAsL and made ppesehes favornz physical force TO
labor reform, PoHisrly cAIcsrd his mis-.
Anarchist aud wanted the order orHanis Atom
70 support the condemned Anarchists PoWdsrly eat
down On him.
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SHE LOVED THE LAB0RER.
Mrs. James F. KimbniI s<ips Dat with .
Farm Hand. ..s

EoYALToN. .Minn,,. Juno 16.-James F. KIM
hail and vie ~ Fort tipiey to Royaon the hrst
NJ last week to visit friends and relauyes Wednesday
attsrnoon kimsal and Robert MaSey went Ny to ne
hsyhg said that she would spend the Afternoon tho
house Of friends ~ Royaiio On their return In the
evening Mr.. kimhaiI and Mr. Nuncy stopped FOR Mrs,
kmrail and failed 20 md her In fact they heard sue
had gone 81 Eioid on The afternoon train Upon In
qny they found that sho had taken tho train III sus-
licIols manner, and further found that one Pe:sr
ysaEby NJ. kimbel had also taken the same train IN
way: TINS was ai9ng IA tho evening about
wblendaihnbail then began teleRraphipg for her sle
yahrS Mr.. kimball aud Mr. auncy spent the greater
part Of tho night In tho depot waiting Tor answers TO
5SeSrama 10 = Eau! and NlnHeanos but mons Game;
been piInn cd wseka ahead Peter Rhodes tho man In
the ease, ~ fairly intelligent lADorlnH man He went
90 LnSt = C6hl couple or throo weeks Ago and took
depot. ic stayed with him about week si,l when he
len him let hh sripsh at the house telling that
when he tceGrEpled him should take IL 81 tho pot
lie then left Ea,t 81 Cloud and went up 10 Ricss
station, station Hh'rs he eoa.,isd four Or Ave aayI
"Wednesday he 6oarIsd FRANK Fsrrow's meal wagon
ami c'hio 10 Roy alton telling Prank msny peculiar and
e9nIradic"Ey yarns lie arrva M the eItv In lust good
tended Trip AID boarded he afternoon train Opposite
The ties lust as II was leaving the depot sincs that
TINS noIhnx fenne has been heard from either Of he
parIt's Enoie, lef wife and child at FORT Ripley.
gram TO the old French n,su At kasi 81 Uloud. who
seemed, however N understand H. - Rhodess grip
sack was waiting him there an'l wsa with him Mrs.
ton And Vicinity nohe OF whom can undsIsiana tfIs
singular action OF the she left three Children
besides the ahe took with her Rhoasa had a.
$500 In money tAs PrOdsst Of he AAls e ALs hAAs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-06-26
TIE MISSOURI PLOUGHs THhoUGH A
0RdYEYARD.


From he thicaao Herald
OMAHA, June 1.-THE approaching COM
plction OF tho new Union Pacific bridge calls
to mind the fact that the turbid waters OF the
Missouri nre glecful!y flowing over nonrly two
hundred graves, unknown. unmarked. and I'M
hopored. Resting peacefully In thu sand tho
bones are gradually crumb bling into dust. and
unless Gabriels trumpet Is blown unusually
TWO TWO hundrcd graves lat at the bod of a great
mon. all dying OF the sumo Disease is y circnm-
stance alno,t unparalleled. Nature Is rGsnOn-
s sn for their =, b S1Ess s Of cass
In 1868 the first bridge across tho Missouri.
between Council Bluffs and Omaha, was be-:
gun. At that time Omaha had population Ct
was tho halfway house OF The continent--l
sort OF one -dny-,o-look- around-in r,iace. Msn
on their way to the Pacific coast who had, ny
some OF the multifari0us ways Of spending
money exhausted their capital. stopped ~ II,
Many OF them e came M'f from good families IN tho
East. but Brown, Smith, or Jonos were as good
names rs were De yere or Howard. and less
skilled md unakiled was Mt a premium. and
In NO place We're WAGES 80 hiIh ~ n tas eh h,
Omaha any length OF time mud some hestta,
tion about working In the calssons. They had
of health, ind had scarcely boon able TO ,recog.;
nize them as thoy came up after a few hours
labor with their backs bont n the form Of a
n!ysed. and their pulses thro!hing at the, rate
OF 100 u minute. Big pay Afforded NO induce
me9t to them to subject their mortal
to fall down In faint. with blood streaming
from their noses and ears. and be carried away
one In Omahl was a strangpr-had not rc-
heard OF the dread ,caisson disease: and tho
The engineers in Charge Of the work old not
conceal the danger that they were undergoing.
Enter Smith, Jones' or Robinson. He Is takon
the air is gradually increased I'll 1t EQUALS that
work Is done. The t uncomfortable feeling
gradually wears away. and he works with pick
ns sny Sses so9E Els spn%
nearly on lcysi with his ioins. His blood
veins viii liz and his skn
seems too small to contain his brain. He Ia
removed from the scpulchre and taken to the
II not. he is buried In the sand on the slorinR
bank OF the river, and s!,ingle marked Jones
Smith or, Epbinson, as the cs.ss may be- u
That Is ali. Lives arc oho , and other pstons
a1a Sss be stG the 3, the Union Pacific
offlcials TO mark tho graves In an appropriate
manner-in TACT. to have n private cemetery 81
however, and the Missouri one day took q no.
ton to change its course. With q llxity Of pur-
pose worthy OF emulation its three parts Of
submerged the grass taking the headstones
down to Kansas City. where they doubtless
o
The names OF the men now buried In the
Missouri can never he known. Back In the
Ena fllfr In mi fhaiv mr.
have become merely recollection OF days
gone BY
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-06-26
Attempt at Murder on French Railway
49,. From Me london Telegraph


A murderous Outrage was committed last
night Uune 81 the person Of do aontgoher OF
tho Admiralty oicias living at Givors lie had taken
the train bordeaux and was quietly seated in nrst
class compartment with another traveller when, on
arriving at the Lormont Tunnel he suddenly felt tor
rent Of blows pouring down his head and face. Al
wouns ~ dc aoi,taoner offered a vigorous resistance
The windows OF the carriage were smashed to atoms In
the struggle and great was the noise that lady and
Eantle who wdro in another compartment tried 10
Their siiarTs a, rst prdv.d futile a, they tusged a;
the bell without any result soon they perceived Al. de
MontRoner walking along the footboard streaming With
and the horror which Nv appearance inspired stnu;
lated them TO tTeAh eAeftqnh which al length proved
successful The obstinate bell gave the alarm, AMI tho
station a. i assSvs dAmSsrss De aontsoiSsr who
had tainted removed to the hospital while his
sAtlAnL q man named DlAncher native OF AAiA WAS
Ss9 on to sns sdgsa H a The
BlancheT Wps sonfroutsd with his victim. Blaneher
persists In asserting that he was by DO Mont
grew deadly Tais when he brought into the sick
room, and for sons moqents could not uiier word;
but he speedily resumed his possession afterward.
catiDn the m0st tutfe PFetext hal attacked htil
Bancher had Ahnis Aone nj Toulouse the other At
Bordeaux He was no. On g",d Isriun with hs wife ant
left In the ureh time ago In the Pyreneen When
he searched After his arrest no had only lot hum
The general lmpres.ton that blanch,r Intended %
precisely the lAms WAytCVArd any other traveller. a.
do MonlgobsT has Just eontradeted report to the
eject that BAnshsr aAtsd % obtain posseson OF
e naval ssosi:fs1sss SsSh an. ss had e aSSsi him
aesls4 villa de hiaisrg 0f Marine = vaS - aiss a.
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IN A MEXICAN SADDLE.

n
ton and the aRsness ~ v9 re
fS hour rom the but dssae S
60 fsE sds AND
ton they must take on 81. side t saddle brings
q sitting naturally and supporting himself
wig dirs should not Be taught to ride until they
keep them out Of the saddle even longer. They
s a5s Ssek Is ths ens p that tie
strained when riding The importance Of this
q ss
and think parents ought to be warned against
making that mistake. 4 stout, active boy can
ssous ssi to hold on. and the exercise won't hurt
him. Unless he Ia very bold and courageous,
t9 be
Any man in fair physical form, who is not
quickly than others. but course OF twenty
lessons ought to teach the average man
to tbaas e isne5
he will not be an accomplished horseman, but
he can ride well-broEen horse and make .
csnter and the gallon the rder sits CLOSE and
stays with the horse instead OF rising. The
canter is the horses easiest gait. and anybody
can ride at that gait without exertion. One
gait is not very common. and 1t Is not In the
fashion.
Hiding is frst-class exercise. 1t gives the
enough muscular action to induce perspiration.
Best OF ALL 1t takes people out OF doors and fills
mind enough work TO keep business cares out Of
1t for the time. The rider must watch his horse
and be prepared for anything that happens.
all, he must have confidence In his ability to
control HIS horse. II he lacks confidence the
horse knows Il from the way in which he holds
the reins and sits In the saddle. x timid or
nervous man does not half seat himself.
Tho confident rider plants himself solid
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A cANTER IN THE PARK.
for It. II you have o hard-trotting horse you
will find 1t much moro comfortable to rise from
the saddle. keeping time with tho horses gait,
than to receive the shock every time he steps.
BY sticking close to the saddle, you keep
both yourself and the horse.
s ~ tnr snS
too and do not say that one S esn nSs
comfort ana pleasure. Ali eavsrymen ride
that and there T. A.. reason sa w Why thsy
tGe Woad ooF very sss snsu
lar and Hnmilitsry. Some horses are shorter
the h feS %s Strs
stepping, with the left, The result would
30 that the Edsss bob and doT9
Il. Il 50 sSnsdrOn. HE cavsl.ymsn also has
must use bis Weapons. and be- free to use them
%Ss Tds q Sol rs Ss s
TO ride bareback or on a blanket without stir.
% The ava n must S,1 .b keep his seat By
iesih to endure the sounding. Many English
gentlemen are cavalry officers, and ride in that
they ADOPT the style OF rising with the, horse;
Se
AASs
Of .cpurse. there is such a thing as over
doing iii and you zee some men rise 80 high
from tle saddle that you can see daylight
under them, That Is unnecessary. and 4 does
not look well The purpose Of rising 10 simply
TO avoid the bounce on the saddle. and y very
little rise is enough for that. Il the horse
or thsR hs e sh 9 END quick 10 .c;tSn; Il
long enough 70 avoid meeting the saddle too
The mai9 thing. after al; is to acquire =. an
sti6 and precise for Rleas;gre riding: The
elbows close to the side. shoulder. arm. hip.
and heel in perpendicular line, and all that
sort Of thing. What is the use Of teaching all
that to 4 person who, wants, to ride for fun or
ity. II . pupil is, told oil those things at the
start he gets bewildered. has too many points
to think OF when he ought to be- Just learning
to siki1 the saddle properly, and in his coniu-
sion learnB nothing for some time.
The way to teach pupil is to get him into
proper saddle, show him how to hold the
and then lot him learn bis balance. Never mind
bothet him with too many directions at once
Let him bounce along until he Gun sit In the
middle OF the saddle aHdScome down every time
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necessary In the Mexican Saddle, Tor example.
the stirrup serves mainly to rest the legs. The
sstsrcs from The foot He can't ai out q that
boy SWAPS his body with the horse. and ever
way and the other; Their work REQUIRES quick
turning. and the heavy rider on light horse
compelling the horse i to 60 that way or be-
thrown down. Put an English saddle on z
bucking broncho and Your cowboy couldnt
high pommel OF. the Mexican saddle gives him
hand hold. and the saddle, Is so hollow that
Which sq mers pad e with tie
can and is slippery. except whom covered with
rough leather Tor noytees. man rides by
70 the horses back and feels the animals mo-
tons Ei. pn,,,.b ,.av. s.dd,o :. .,o nos, made
saddle that throws her right knee higher than
ese The owsgrp sSoaa BE- Il s
angle so that the inner bend OF the knee grips
the horn firmly When the soa Of the
small Of the back In The effort 70 ST erect.
ssher San level makes sar an Work for her
iSSs and the stirrSp Tor , r. spring;
left. and her position is awkward aud con.
strained. In some European schools q woman is
taught to ait sideYise with her right shoulder
forward, but the English style is to sit facing
sqparely forward. with the shoulders ct even
depend too much upon the stirrup. That
throws them out Of the perpen dicular and low
In the side and get tired quickly. English sad
dies made carefully'by hand and ia ,hioned by
skilled workmsn. are far superior t9 anything
probably. is not large enough in this country
to induce anybody to take much pains In max
upon tho tree, and the best trees are imported:
In learning to ride ono should be careful
not to attempt too much at first. It is useless
to continue the lesson when tired. II q pupil
is not very strong halfa hour alta time IL
hour each day than an hour every other day
or two hours twice week. The first Lessons
will make q person lame, but he should not let
that deter him from taking his regular half
hour in the saddle: Il he waits to get over the
effects OF the first lesson ne VIII get lnYt as
his muscles will become accustomed to the ac-
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on the same spot: Wasn he has acquired red his rs
riding along beside him, Watching the salt Of
ono. Two. ens two s until he gets IT, Then
touch under his elbow. will tell him when to
rise. sndhs soon falls into the rhythm Of the
Z Z l. Import Important that the rider should keep
an easy, natural position, and not strain him
along the street erect. let him sit erect in he
saddle; Il he leans forward when he walks lot
most nstra postos vii Be the easiest ana
tho most graceful for him. Riding cannot be
taught by rYle and mossurement-at least we
days Americans arc practical people, and
they do things, in g practical way. They ride
thing exactly according to the formula OF some
theoris.. There are certain points TO DO OBJ
seryed in order to ride we'll The ankle must be
must be a. contact with tho saddle. The rider
the saddle TRSe s once ' tried the forIsd long
Trp style IN th e. rnssi%n saESaTy and gave
The heel kept about an Inch lower than the ball
q the foot. BY turning the toes out little.
cali, Instead d, the bone Of ithe knee Joint.
s come IN contact with the saddle. The more
sS Saes sontaet the more friction and con-
There Is = grSat del deal In the hand The
EEnGSrs should be. closed firmly from the
supple. II is great mistake to hold the rein
WITH stin wrist and attempt to. guide the
ic9lt to acquire, but 1t ia Indispensable In good
hiding ng g., The wrist must give and take the
Ing an even pressure. A hard mouth Is the re-
Snit OF Ignorant treatment. II you keep pull
LIZ ~ horse and he finds that giving way
~, arSainst the bit The pressure OF the BIT checks
.ne circulation In the blood vessels OF his
mouth inc feeling gets benumbed then the
bMi8ttut n gets celloIIsed. and you have a hard
p pen mSrSe Nc horse over had hard mouth
sPoonnsible for the faults OF the horse. NANNY TO
Al. The length OF stirrup used 10 bo one OF the
snhinRs that riders tried 10 FIX by rule. but no
fuio 70 necessary. Generally speaking, the
tenHtn nom the armpit TO the tips Of the fingers
NH 3S rktGat but the length may be varied to
na2r. Opo man can ride better with q abort
- aaStasr with . long sttrrup. Every rider
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placidty Of existence there that he should
have lninnyod. as he did last year, 10 write his
last book The LILO Of Thomas Benton While.
Oh iis ranch.
Mr. Roosevelt laughed nj the popular impress
eion about the peculiar language Of tho cattlo
region. 1t is not In any degree languGF ny
itself except ns regards tho tethnicallties OF
tho business. where many Spanish terms are
used. Otherwise q sonewhat rnde but forei-
Bic. easily comDrehonslble. English prevails.
a very impor! ant term In the omnonest use
IA the word outfit A toam H. an outfit 80
Ia the man who owns IT, and so Is any
pthor man who happoDs siong in that oonn,
try. For instance, IL tho people were
speaking Of Mr. Roosevelt's place they
would call 1t his outfit and u man wearing
him ns that fo,lr-eyod outfits" and he tells me
that u l should so out there, and stand nbontt
making notes as II wore in New York would
DO called " tho pencil-lriyinG outfit" What we
call q cowboy they cnu COW pumchor. the
owner Of a ranch being q cowman. Tho names
OF the ,cown,cn are nothing like 70 well known
IA tho brands Of their cattlo, and MIR. Roosevelt,
whose brand rs n Maltese cross Is more likely
to he spoken Of as he travels around tho had
Lands by the torn tho Maltese cross outnt"
than by his real name.